Help Doctors Without Borders and yourself, all at once!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Lasára Allen

Help Doctors Without Borders and yourself, all at once! Coaching proceeds to MSF, through April 21.

Have you thought about getting a coaching session – or sessions – with me? Well, there’s no time like the present – for so many reasons!

It’s spring and…

* maybe you want to get your fitness and dietary choices on track…
* or maybe it’s time to get motivated toward your goals…
* or maybe you’re ready to get clear on your priorities in life…
* or you’re finally ready to devote time to your spiritual process…
* or, ??? (What’s YOUR reason?)

Here’s another reason; right now, when you help yourself you also help Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Why? Because through April 21 I’ll be giving a tithe (tithe=10%) of any money made from coaching to MSF.

Why MSF? Because it’s an amazing organization. And there’s plenty to be done in the world. And while I can’t do it all, this is one way I can help others to do what I cannot.

And, it’s Lent. The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting, and alms-giving (also known as charity of philanthropy). I’ve got the fasting down! I pray a lot, but there’s always room for more prayer. And charity is something there can always be more of, too. So as well as local humanitarian projects, I want to make a contribution to global humanitarian aid.

YOU can help me make that contribution larger. Help others, while also helping yourself. Isn’t that the way it should be?

Coaching Rates:
20 minutes: $30
1 hour: Sliding scale, $75 – $125
Package rates available on multiple-session agreements.

See more about Doctors Without Borders//Médecins Sans Frontières here.

Lasára Allen…author, educator, activist, coach.

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Lasára Allen

Topics: parenting, relationships, family, advice, fitness, yoga, health & holistic well-being, gratitude, compassion, and spiritual practice, gratitude games, gratitude journal, science of gratitude, health benefits of gratitude, family, parenting, communication, compassion, spirituality, health, wholism, sustainability, positive globalism, giving, health and fitness, running, fitness, exercise, yoga, Pilates. Nonfiction, self-help, how-to, advice.

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Lasara Firefox Allen is an internationally published, best-selling author, educator, and activist. Her book Sexy Witch (Llewellyn, 2005, under the name LaSara FireFox)) is published in four languages and distributed globally. Lasara’s latest print publication is The Pussy Poems, which is both a personal and political statement on the state of the cooch (and a women’s right to reproductive choice) in the USA. Her writing is feature in numerous anthologies, textbooks, and print and on-line journals and zines.

Lasara’s writing covers a range of topics including relationships and intimacy, family, parenting, communication, sex and sexuality, feminism, media literacy as it relates to body-image and self-esteem, writing, yoga, health & holistic well-being, mental health and bipolar disorder, gratitude, compassion, and spiritual practice.

She is a respected speaker, teacher, and facilitator, and has a selective and thriving coaching practice.

Married to the love of her life, Robert Allen, and mother to two amazing daughters, Lasara and her family live in the wilds of northern California. They surround themselves with a community of loving, like-minded souls.

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Lasára’s Progress Page – Races, Competitions, Goals Long- and Short-Term

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Lasára Allen

This is my training updates page. And here’s the beginning of my training story:

Update, day two of training: Running with Elk

Completed the scheduled three miles! I had my appendectomy just over a month ago – and haven’t run in well over a month. Even before the appendectomy, I had fallen off the running wagon for a few weeks.

Today I took my run in the cold rain. (Not cold at all after the first half mile, though!) Something super cool that I just learned form my new favorite magazine, Runner’s World came in handy; chocolate milk is apparently the best after run drink – better than those sports drinks. Mmmm, hot cocoa after a wet run! And then a bath. Nice.

An added bonus from my lovely country home; on my run this evening, I saw seven elk. The largest had a 7-prong rack, the smallest two. They ran with me. Stopped when I stopped. Ran when I ran. We stared at each other. Eye contact with animals that huge is cool.

So I looked up the elk Totemic meaning here and here. Some relevant bits:

Elk are seldom seen alone, preferring to live in large herds. (I prefer to train with large herds!) This does not mean they don’t need some personal space. (I love running by myself, too.) An elk’s incredible stamina enables them to run for long periods of time, while their strong reflexes allow them quick response to anything in their path. Elk’s regal demeanor reminds us that if we are confident, we can claim our Empowerment. It teaches us to maintain and protect ourselves by taking time out. Elk realizes it is important to remain closely connected with community, and be observant of subtle energies.
-AnimalTotem.com

Stamina, Strength, Nobility. An Elk totem teaches you how to pace yourself. You might not be the first to arrive, but you will arrive without burning out. Don’t try for quick and easy; long and steady is the key to reaching your goals. If you have an Elk totem, you will feel the need for companionship or group support. You do not have to do everything alone, help is out there waiting for you if you just ask for it.
-LindsDomain.com

Some excellent medicine for the beginning of training for my race! Thank you, elk!

Artwork courtesy of Jim Stuart (copyrighted)

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Now that the elk have made themselves known as the guardians of this training and race experience, I am sure I can do it. I only have to pay attention to my body, keep it slow and steady, and share with my community. That’s YOU!

Come here to check out my (ideally daily) training reports in the comments area. Some will have stories lie this one, some will be very grounded in the physical, like weigh-ins, measurements, and half marathon and full marathon training program adherence reports.
Are you also training? Feel free to post your progress reports. It’s always more fun with a group – the more the merrier!

If any thing is sacred the human body is sacred.

Walt Whitman